Louis Knockout Named Year’s Biggest Surprise in 1936
A year end sports poll lists Joe Louis’s knockout by Max Schmeling as the top surprise. Other shocks include Northwestern beating Minnesota, Duquesne defeating Pittsburgh, the New York Giants NL pennant, NYU over Fordham, Toney Manero winning the US Open golf, Alice Marble upsetting Helen Jacobs for the US women’s tennis title, Bold Venture in the Kentucky Derby, and Argentina’s pole position over the United States.
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Alice Marble
Helen Jacobs
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Minnesota
Northwestern
Pittsburgh
Duquesne
New York Giants
Return Grudge Wrestling Card Promises High Tension Show
Thompson returns tonight to settle a grudge in a featured match versus Deming after last week injury fears. Rosy Ryan and Vaduroff collide in a power packed opener while Hogue challenges the rough style of Cowboy Luttrall, with both aiming to prove supremacy on the card.
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Rosy Ryan Zar
Hogue
Vas
Vaduroff
Cowboy Luttrall
Denning
Cowey
Sherrod Shirt Dominates Allen Jay 43 to 6 in Girls League
Sherrod Shirt ran wild, defeating Allen Jay 43 to 6 in a Salvation Army Wednesday girls basketball league game. A preliminary boys game saw Salvation Army beat Triangle 17 to 12.
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Sherrod
Allen Jay
Salvation Army
World's Largest Imitation Moon at Griffith Observatory
The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles houses a 38 foot diameter artificial moon showcased as a striking display. It highlights engineering whimsy and science outreach, drawing curious visitors and visitors interested in astronomy and public exhibits.
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Griffith Observatory
Los Angeles
Former Alabama Star Takes Over Joe On January 1
A T Pooley Hubert former Alabama quarterback and Rose Bowl hero will become Virginia Military Institute head coach on January 1 succeeding Bill Raftery and Ed Hess He will lead football basketball and baseball and name his aides subject to athletic council approval Hubert returns to coaching after six years as athletic director and head coach at Mississippi Teachers College and will also handle basketball duties with Jack Alexander assisting in baseball
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Lexington
A. T
Pooley
Red Grange
New York Americans
Ironton
Ashland
Ohio
Albany
Fayetteville
N. C
Mississippi
Hubert
Raftery
Jack Alexander
Duke
Athletic Council
Golf Easier In 36 For Pros
Coral Gables Fla Dec 18 Golf was easier in 1936 for top professional club swingers who averaged under 73 for 18 holes. Eleven pros played 58 to 92 rounds this year and saved strokes to collect prize money. Paco Runyan was 1935 medalist with 72.29. Ralph Guldahl led 71.63 for 65 rounds, with Cooper and Picard also beating Runyan’s mark. New national and Canadian Open records were set with Manero 282 at Baltusrol. Lawson Little Jr improved Toronto Canadian Open record by three strokes.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Paul Runyan
Ralph Guldahl
St. Louis
Harry Cooper
Henry Picard
Bunyan
Tony Manero
Baltusrol
Chick Evans
Gene Sarazen
W. Lawson Little, Jr
Toronto
Leo
Roundup of sports chatter and offbeat notes
New York sports column recaps lively bits from baseball boxing and football. Dizzy Dean calm before storm worries St Louis fans while Rabbit Maranville delivers a French speech at a Montreal meeting. Referee Arthur Donovan nets 500 for brief Louis-Simms work. Eddie Collins Jr to be ordained in Kansas. Ace Parker tribute in Portsmouth with Norfolk speakers praising Virginia connections. Brookyln Dodgers crush St Louis Terriers 100 to 0 prompting a pape r joke. Various notes on Landis bets on the Feller case and potential coaching moves in Texas and Kansas with Blairs Cherry linked to Amarillo.
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Eddie Briptz
New York
Dizzy Dean
St. Looey
Little Rabbit Maranville
Montreal
Rabbit
Arthur Donovan
Eddie Collins
Paul
Hays
Kans
Ace Parker
Portsmouth
Norfolk
University of Virginia
Brooklyn Football Dodgers
St. Louis Terriers
Oklahoma City Oklahoman
North Carolina State
Hank Anderson
Jack Chevigny
Texas
Blair Cherry
Amarillo
Kansas
Cherry
Gholsen And Kephart To Strengthen N. C. Matmen
CHAPEL HILL December 18 The Tar Heel wrestling team gains end of year returnees Wilbur Gholsen 145 and William Kephart 135 boosting light weights as Coach Quinlan plans for the 1937 squad. Gholsen will resume studies this winter and Kephart starts practice in January both ending their varsity careers this winter. The duo joins six lettermen Ed Tankersley Captain Frank Umstead Melvin 126 135 and Bob Williams 165 as the core. Sophomores and reserves include Ehringhaue Patrick Peacock Davenport James Crystal Copenhaver and others. Quinlan sees strength in 118 135 145 and 165 but weak at 155 and heavyweight with the 155 class open and no current wrestler. Williams may handle 165, and wrestling resumes January 6.
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Chapel Hill
Wilbur Gholsen
William Kephart
Chuck Quinlan
Gholsen
Kephart
Gholson
Quinlan
Ed Tankersley
Frank Umstead
Pounderey
Melvin
Bob Williams
Haughton Ehringhaue
Geo. Patrick
Carver Peacock
Julian Davenport
Bill James
Bob Crystal
Lawrence Copenhaver
Tar Heels
Letterman Bob Williams
Harriss Covington Takes Amateur League Lead After Close Victory
Harriss Covington edged Adams Millis Blues 14 13 to seize sole first in the Amateur league while Younts Loflin drops from the top after a 24 19 loss to Red Top Beer Barons. Highland upset Globe Parlor 32 28 as M Anderson scored 14 for the winners. In Commercial league Calvary beat DeMolay 29 22 with Albretson 15 for the losers and Smith 12 for the winners.
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Younts & Loflin Hardware
Red Top Beer Barons
Younts & Loflin
Harriss-Covington
Adams-Millis Blues
Highland
Globe Parlor Club
M. Anderson
DeMolay Club
Calvary
Albretson
Smith
Younts
Loflin
Adamas-Millis
Globe Parlor
Whitt
Casey
B. Anderson
Walker
Norman
Peeeneee
arriss-Covington
Bailey Younts
Jarrett
Tee Ebenee
Bee Jarrett
Hall
Davis
Evens
Diamont
sPwilad
Weten
C L. Willard
Gurley
Cannon
Culler
Commercial League
Hedrick
Peake
Beeee Etiatese
B. Thorburn
Albertson
GaMimore
Mattocks
Thorburn
Fawe Rickerd
C Seer
Weer Byvans
Batley
Y Athletes 10 Face Busy Days at the Y
A busy weekend program at the Y M C A features the Triangles basketball team traveling to Charlotte to face the Charlotte Y M C A and returning home to host Winston-Salem Y. The wrestling meet with Spray was canceled due to injuries. The boxing team travels to Greensboro for a return bout after a recent home win. Likely boxing entrants include Parks, Drakes, Grayson, Chandler, Hill, Worth Shaw, Clyde Shaw, Bill Williams, Red McDowell, Norman, and Worth Grant.
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Triangles
Charlotte
Queen City
Winston-Salem Y Five
Greensboro
Charlie Parks
Drakes
Grayson
Chandler
Hill
Worth Shaw
Clyde Shaw
Bill Williams
Red McDowell
Norman
Worth Grant
Industrial League Leads at Stake Saturday Afternoon
Six clubs in the Industrial League square off at the Y M A along with a Commercial League affair. Triangle and Marsh, undefeated, meet in a thriller likely to decide the circuit leadership. Adams Millis faces Allen Jay and Marsh meets Thomasville Chatt. cCC battles Amos at 1.00 pm.
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Y. M A
Triangle
Marsh
Adams-Millis
Allen Jay
Thomasville
Chatt
Ccc
Amos
Adams Millis
Merita
Paper Box
Merita On
Kearns Seeks Detroit Boxing Revival Promoter Plans Big Shows
Jack Kearns, former Jack Dempsey manager, takes over Detroit boxing effort with James D. Norris. He plans to stage shows at Olympic Stadium home of the Red Wings and aims to outdraw New York, targeting a championship bout in June. He says Louis would not fight the Braddock Schmeling winner in Detroit.
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Detroit
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Kearns
James D. Norris
Olympic Stadium
Detroit Red Wings
Joe Louis
New York
Jersey
Philly
Chicago
Louis
Jimmy Braddock
Max Schmeling
Oak Ridge Beats Local Swimmers In Meet
Oak Ridge Military Institute swimming team edged High Point High School 41 to 1 at the local YMCA pool. Races featured: 40 yards dash won by Stone and Crichton, 100 free by Horney, 100 back by Venable and Crichton, 100 breast by Koontz, 220 free by Sykes, medley relay by Oak Ridge, and free relay by Oak Ridge. Diving led by Sims with Sykes second.
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Oak Ridge Military Institute
High Point High School
Stone
Crichton
Oak Ridge
Horney
High Point
H. P
Gibson
Jessup
O. R
Venable
Waller
Koontz
Sims
Keaver
Sykes
Ruffin
Powers
Green
Navy officers and men spend pay at Long Beach
More than a sizable group of naval officers and enlisted men receive most of their pay in Long Beach California. The city is described as the naval capital of the United States, reflecting its prominent wartime and postwar naval presence.
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Long Beach
Calif
The
United States
Sugar Bowl Tilt Mey Carry Out Name
In New Orleans on New Year’s Day 1938 the Sugar Bowl may be played in a 70 000 seat stadium under construction in City Park Governor Richard Leche seeks Works Progress Administration aid to enlarge the venue A decorative sugar bowl design with grand arches is planned as a gateway feature.
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New Orleans
Richard Leche
Works Progress Administration
City Park
State Athletes Plan Return After Christmas Break
North Carolina State sports rest until December 28 as winter candidates return to resume practice. State will host Virginia, then South Carolina on January 8 at Frank Thompson Gym. Wrestling and swimming also set returns for late January, with boxing starting December 28 under Alex Reglon.
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College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina State
William and Mary
State
Virginia
R. R. Sermon
Ians
South Carolina
Frank Thompson
Clarke Mathewson
Lexington
Spine Nerve Threads Counted At 17000 In Study
A scientific report notes nerve threads numbering around 17 000 in the spinal marrow with diameters as small as .001 millimeter, highlighting the fine structure of the human spine.
Olson’s Swedes Look Terrible in Melee Here
Frank Barfield reports a chaotic melee involving Olson’s Swedes with errors and confusion. No clear victors or outcomes available in readable text.
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Olson
Olsen's Terrible Swedes Top Chatham Blanks 26 to 29 at High Point
Olsen's Terrible Swedes defeated the Chatham Blanketeers 26 to 29 at High Point college amid rough play and a sparse crowd. Swedes showed flashes of old form but were hampered by substitutions and a slow start as Johnson Hambright Crater Maxwell and Sappenfield led the Scrappy Chatham defense.
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Olsen
Chatham Blanketeers
High Point College
Jay
Neeley
Campbell
Martin
Pettigrew
Alexander
Chatham
Johnson
Hambright
Crater
Maxwell
Sappenfield
Elkin
Duke Beats South Carolina 45 to 35 in Durham
Duke Blue Devils defeated the University of South Carolina 45 to 35 in Durham after a two day trip from South Carolina. Duke previously beat Clemson 33 to 25 and will host South Carolina again on January 7.
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Duke Blue Devils
Birds
Durham
Duke
South Carona
Dukes
Clemson
Tigers
University of South Carolina
Columbia
South Carolina
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